Last week I (virtually) attended a Community Ag Conference, and by far the most interesting talk was on F:B Ratios, or Fungus:Bacteria Ratios, in the soil. The argument made: Rather than spinning my wheels trying to get the right "chemical" makeup in my soil (that old Nitrogen-Phosphorous-Potassium ratio), the emerging science actually says you'll get far better results if you think in terms of building the right ratio of fungal and bacterial communities in your dirt.
Here's the
video, which is only up until March 20, 2021:
Thoughts? Has anyone applied the F:B ratio to their gardens? Here's an example: You could designate a
gardening area for brassicas and mustards with an F:B ratio of 3:10 by mulching it heavily with
compost and designate a different
gardening area for all other veggies with an F:B ratio of 3:4 by mulching it with something that supports a more even distribution of fungus and bacteria (perhaps oak chips or leaves and less compost, to encourage more fungal hypha activity).
